Nutrition

[Lil Norm]

Hi everyone

Has anyone ever visited a registered nutrionist for their diabetes? I'm thinking it might be a good thing to do but would like to hear of any experiences.

Thanks
Norma

 

[fergusc]

Hi Norma,

Perhaps I'm just being a bit thick, but what is a registered nutritionist? I didn't think the term 'nutritionist' actually stood for anything, and I've never heard of any regulated body or registation?

There are lots of dieticians, of course, and that term is regulated. The only dieticians I've ever spoken to have been firmly wedded to the ridiculous high-carb-low-fat dogma however.

I'd suggest you'd probably get more practical, open-minded and helpful advice on this forum, to be honest.

Welcome aboard, by the way,

All the best,

fergusc

 

[Buachaille]

"Nutritionists
The term ‘nutritionist’ is not currently protected by the Health Professionals Council and so its use is less precise than ‘dietitian’. Indeed, currently, anyone regardless of qualifications, experience and skills can call herself or himself a ‘nutritionist’. Some nutritionists are also registered dietitians. Nutritionists work in a diversity of settings including health promotion (both clinical and non-clinical settings), research, university lecturing, the food industry and the media. Unless they have undertaken training in dietetics, they will not have been specifically trained to provide individualised dietary advice to people who are ill.

The Nutrition Society is the major scientific and professional organisation for nutritionists in the UK. The Society provides scientific meetings, a series of academic journals and also professional registration for its members. To be admitted to the register, nutritionists (and public health nutritionists) need to demonstrate a minimum of 3 years relevant postgraduate work experience in nutrition and must hold a university degree in nutrition (minimum 3 years full-time study) or a closely related subject e.g. nutrition and food science.

A nutritionist can be found on the Nutrition Society website at http://www.nutritionsociety.org/index.asp?nsm=2&page=34 "

 

[Lil Norm]

Thanks. I thought they were registered with DANT (or something like that) and that they could give advice about my health problems (diabetes and PCOS). I'll have to investigate a little further I think.

There certainly is lots of good advice on this forum and I haven't even read half the recent posts!

Norma